Metallic railroad-tie.



T. T. TONG.

METALLIC RAILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.16, 1911.

Patented Apr. 23, 1912.

2 SHEETS-8HBET 1.

IINVEIVTOR zolrmu' fo/y' BY ATTORNEYS T. T. TONG.

METALLIC RAILROAD TIE.

Patented Apr. 23, 1912.

. nn'rs-snnm 2.

w w m m .IW

WITNESSES C LUMEIA PLANOGRAPH CO WASHINGTON D C THOMAS T. TONG, OF GORDON, NEBRASKA.

METALLIC RAILROAD-TIE.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS T. TONG, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Gordon, in the county of Sheridan and State of Nebraska, have invented a new and Improved Metallic Railroad-Tie, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved metallic railroad tie which is simple and durable in construction, cheap to manufacture, and arranged to permit of quickly and securely fastening the track rails in place with a view to hold the rails against spreading.

For the purpose mentioned, use is made of a metallic railroad tie provided near each end with a pair of integral lugs spaced apart for engagement with the head and base of the rail extending between a pair of lugs, the lugs being provided at their inner opposite faces with V-shaped recesses engaged by correspondingly-sl1aped projections formed on clamping blocks fitting opposite sides of the rail at the web, the under side of the head and at the top of the base, and means for holding the clamping blocks in position.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in

which similar characters of reference indi-' cate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a perspective view of one end of a railroad tie used intermediate the joint of adjacent rails; Fig. 2 is an enlarged cross section of the same; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the same; Fig. 4: is a perspective view of a railroad tie at the joint of adjacent rails; Fig. 5 is a cross section of the same on the line 55 of Fig. 4:; and Fig. 6 is a similar view of the same on the line 66 of Fig. 4. The metallic railroad tie is in the form of a metallic plate A, provided on top near each end with integral spaced lugs B between which extends the rail C, the inner ends of the said lugs engaging the sides of the top of the rail and the outer side edges of the base of the rail, as will be readily understood by reference to the drawings. Each of the lugs B is provided at its inner face with a Vshaped recess B into which fits a correspondingly-shaped projection D of a clamping block D fitting the corresponding side of the rail at the web, at the under side of the head and at the top of the base of the rail, as plainly indicated in the drawings.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 16, 1911.

Patented Ap1a23, 1912. Serial No. 666,1 15.

By the arrangement described, the rail C is firmly locked in place between the pairs of lugs B and the corresponding clamping blocks D and hence the rail is not liable to spread. On railroad ties intermediate the joints of ad acent rails, the clamping blocks D are fastened in place by pins E, preferably square in cross section, and extending through openings formed partly in the corners of the recesses B and the corners of the projections D. Each at one end with a head E extending against the corresponding faces of the lug B and the clamping block D, and on the other end of the pin E is arranged a washer E and a locking key E of which the washer E abuts against the corresponding faces of the lug B and the clamping block D, and the locking key E serves to hold the washer E in place. The blocks D at the point of adjacent rails C (see Figs. 4, 5 and 6) are extended lengthwise beyond the lugs B and are engaged by transverse bolts F also passing through the webs of the rail 0 to fasten the clamping blocks in place, it being understood that in this case the fastening pins E are dispensed with.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the metallic railroad tie and the means for fastening the rails in position are very sim ple and durable in construction and securely hold the rails against spreading, and the rails can be conveniently placed in position on the ties and securely fastened thereon without requiring skilled labor.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A metallic railroad tie provided near each end with a pair of integral lugs between which extends a track'rail, each lug fitting against the head and base of the rail and each lug being provided at its inner face with recesses, and blocks for engagement with the sides of the rail, and having projections fitting into the said recesses.

2. A metallic railroad tie provided near each end with a pair of integral lugs between which extends a track rail, each lug fitting against the head and base of the rail and each lug being provided at its inner end with recesses and blocks for engagement with the sides of the rail, and having projections fitting into the sides of the said recesses, and square bolts extending through the said lugs and the said projections to pin E is provided hold the blocks against lengthwise movement.

3. A metallic railroad tie provided near each end with a pair of integral lugs between which extends a track rail, each lug fitting against the head and base of the rail and each lug being provided at its inner face with recesses and blocks for engagement with the sides of the rail, and having projections fitting into the said recesses, and bolts passing through the said blocks of the rail webs of adjacent rails.

4. A metallic railroad tie provided near each end with a pair of integral spaced lugs for engagement with the head and base of the rail extending between the said lugs,

the lugs being provided at their inner opposite faces with V-shapecl recesses, clamping blocks fitting against the sides of the rail webs, the under side of the rail head and the top of the rail base, the clamping blocks having V-shaped projections fitting into the rail lug recesses, and means for fastening the said blocks in place on the lugs and rails.

In testimony whereof I have'signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

THOMAS T. TONG.

Witnesses:

JOHN H. DIXON, THOMAS O. VILLIAMS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, I). C. 

